Avec Trump c’est #jaw-jaw et #war-war, les deux à la fois,
’Good talk’: Trump says he spoke to Taliban leader after accord | Afghanistan News | Al Jazeera
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US President Donald Trump has said he held a “very good talk” with a Taliban leader in what may be the first direct discussion between a US leader and a senior Taliban official.
Taliban Resumes Attacks on Afghan Govt Targets, Hitting Bases, Checkpoints - News From Antiwar.com
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After Monday’s announcement that they are resuming attacks on the government, Taliban forces have hit targets in 17 different provinces. Fighting hit a number of sites, including army bases, but so far the casualties seem relatively low.
The Taliban has also made good on not attacking foreign troops in this new fighting, and while the US warned the peace is “fragile” US troops have yet to recommit militarily after the weekend peace deal.
At issue is that the US peace deal called for prisoner exchanges, and the Afghan government has refused to release them. President Ghani says this was something the US never had the right to promise the Taliban. The Taliban are saying this is non-negotiable, however.
US forces conduct airstrike on Taliban soldiers just days after agreement signed - ABC News
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The airstrike was conducted as a “defensive” measure as Taliban fighters were “actively attacking” an Afghan government checkpoint, Colonel Sonny Legget, the spokesman for American forces in #Afghanistan, said.